Description
Soft, chewy cookies filled with creamy cheesecake and strawberry jam, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 oz (170 g) cream cheese, cold
- 3 tbsp (38 g) granulated white sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 12 oz (340 g) fresh strawberries, hulled and finely diced
- 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated white sugar
- 2 3/4 cups (344 g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated white sugar
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, very softened
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated white sugar for rolling dough in
Instructions
- Line a small cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a bowl, beat cream cheese with 3 tbsp sugar and vanilla until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scoop into 18 portions and freeze.
- In a pot, combine strawberries and 1/4 cup sugar. Cook for about 45 minutes, mashing halfway, until thick. Chill in the refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat butter with 1 cup sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add egg and remaining vanilla; mix until pale and fluffy, about 1-2 minutes.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture and mix until combined.
- Layer dough and jam in a bowl, folding to create pockets of jam without fully mixing.
- Portion dough, encase a frozen cheesecake disc in each, and roll in reserved sugar.
- Bake cookies for 11-12 minutes, immediately shaping with a circular cutter.
- Cool on sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Notes
Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream. Can be stored at room temperature or in the fridge for a week.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg